Cornell University Political Donations

485 donors · $1,198,051 · top recipient committees by dollars received: ActBlue ($340.5K), Patricia Campos-Medina for U.S. Senate ($317K), Harris for President ($125.7K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only. Employer is self-reported on FEC filings.

Analysis

On the FEC record through June 26, 2026, 485 contributors who listed CORNELL UNIVERSITY as their employer account for $1,198,051 in itemized contributions over $200. The largest immediate recipient was ACTBLUE, which received $340,461, followed by PATRICIA CAMPOS-MEDINA FOR U.S. SENATE at $317,019.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Campos-Medina, Patricia	Califon, NJ	26	$329,119
2	Grimmelmann, James	Jersey City, NJ	308	$77,846
3	Branfman, Jonathan	Brooktondale, NY	54	$70,030
4	McCracken, Peter	Ithaca, NY	116	$60,350
5	Pillemer, Karl	Ithaca, NY	66	$59,907
6	Fry, William	Ithaca, NY	1,273	$58,733
7	Nelkin, Mark	New York, NY	72	$58,524
8	Radice, Anthony	New York, NY	240	$55,991
9	Branfman, Jonathan	Cherry Hill, NJ	46	$45,420
10	Lipper, Evelyn	New York, NY	3	$45,000
11	Schaffer, Chris	Ithaca, NY	96	$44,150
12	Juels, Ari	New York, NY	23	$37,971
13	Smith, Adam	Ithaca, NY	106	$36,325
14	Brennan, Theodore	Ithaca, NY	50	$35,500
15	Katzenstein, Peter	Ithaca, NY	55	$35,000
16	Heltsley, Brian	Ithaca, NY	41	$32,000
17	Erb, Hollis	Ithaca, NY	14	$28,750
18	Adelson, Leslie	Ithaca, NY	46	$28,680
19	Turner, Lowell	Ithaca, NY	616	$27,165
20	Hill, Thomas	Spencer, NY	251	$26,242
21	Alvarez, Sally	Yonkers, NY	64	$26,100
22	Shungu, Dikoma	Roosevelt Island, NY	49	$25,410
23	Chupp, Steven	Ithaca, NY	1,406	$25,193
24	Fins, Joseph	New York, NY	32	$24,047
25	Whitehead, Charles	Ithaca, NY	10	$21,900
26	Tardos, Eva	Ithaca, NY	157	$21,630
27	Nissenbaum, Helen	Princeton, NJ	85	$21,136
28	Lein, Donald H. Mr.	Ithaca, NY	213	$20,816
29	Rasmussen, Kathleen	Ithaca, NY	26	$19,900
30	Varmus, Harold	New York, NY	55	$19,781
31	Loeckenhoff, Corinna	Ithaca, NY	52	$19,231
32	Lauber, Bruce	Ithaca, NY	156	$18,390
33	Frank, Jason	New York, NY	64	$18,350
34	Howarth, Robert	Trumansburg, NY	132	$17,699
35	Bloomfield, Robert	Ithaca, NY	20	$17,600
36	Bunce, Valerie	Ithaca, NY	516	$17,485
37	Andersen, Olaf	New York, NY	110	$16,848
38	Coffey-Edelman, Lynn	Huntington Station, NY	109	$16,681
39	Friedland, Paul	Portland, ME	31	$16,344
40	Thompson, Jack	Ithaca, NY	969	$16,262
41	Frank, Robert	Ithaca, NY	52	$15,930
42	Nishimura, Nozomi	Ithaca, NY	23	$15,760
43	Krasny, Marianne	Ithaca, NY	86	$15,211
44	Cleveland, David	Ithaca, NY	30	$15,098
45	Magavern, Samuel	Buffalo, NY	3	$15,000
46	Groos, Arthur	Brooktondale, NY	32	$14,400
47	Barrett, Chris	Ithaca, NY	70	$14,350
48	Guimbretiere, Francois	Ithaca, NY	71	$14,329
49	Whitman, John	Ithaca, NY	25	$14,000
50	Weil, Rachel	Seneca Falls, NY	131	$13,982

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